Parenthood

I watched the movie Parenthood starring Steve Martin as a child. I laughed and laughed at the diarrhea song. I thought it was so cute when Gil’s son Justin rushed the stage in defense of his sister in the school play. Aside from that, however, I didn’t really grasp the larger issues at play.

I watched it again tonight for the first time since becoming a mother and it was quite interesting to discover that I am a lot like Gil. I have a hard time enjoying the roller coaster ride of parenting. When I set out to have kids, I thought I was buying a ticket for the merry-go-round. Now that I have them, I wonder, is there anyone out there whose parenting journey is NOT a roller coaster??? A lot of the time I just have to remember that with the roller coaster, “you get more out of it”. And the fact is that I actually do like the roller coaster so I’ll have to remember that too.

Ephemeris

My kids each went through a phase where they would peel and break crayons. When I was a new mother I was slightly appalled at this. I hated coloring with broken crayons as a kid. I found however, that my kids either didn’t care about coloring with broken crayons or …Crayon Craft for Tactile and […]

Surviving Halloween Without Candy- A dramatic story of upheaval and food. Starring… Act 1: The Upheaval & The Food On November 22, 2010 our family embarked on a massive lifestyle change. In short, we began the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Following the SCD basically means that you forgo virtually all …Surviving Halloween Without Candy was […]

We’re expecting a new baby in March! This means more baby clothes! My skills and speed have improved in the 9 years since I’ve had my last child so I’m hopeful that I can finish these before the baby is born. We don’t know the sex for sure so any newborn things I make will […]